1. Vladimir Sukhomlinov graduated from Nikolayevskoye Cavalry School in 1867 and served in the Uhlans of the Imperial Guard Regiment based in Warsaw.
11 Facts About Vladimir Sukhomlinov
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From 1884 to 1886, Vladimir Sukhomlinov commanded the 6th Dragoon Regiment at Suwalki.
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Vladimir Sukhomlinov served as Chief of the Officers' Cavalry School in St Petersburg from 1886 until 1898, being promoted General in 1890.
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In 1899, Vladimir Sukhomlinov was appointed Chief of Staff of the Kiev Military District.
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In 1902, Vladimir Sukhomlinov became a deputy commander of the Kiev Military District, and in 1904 became its commander.
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In 1905, Vladimir Sukhomlinov was appointed Governor General of Kiev, Podolia, and Volhynia.
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Vladimir Sukhomlinov was appointed as Minister of War in March 1909, effectively placing him in charge of the Russian armed forces.
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Vladimir Sukhomlinov's trial took place from 10 August through 12 September 1917.
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On May Day 1918, Vladimir Sukhomlinov was released from prison shortly before reaching 70 years of age, and for a while kept himself hidden in an empty apartment.
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Vladimir Sukhomlinov's memoirs were published in translation by the newly-formed Soviet Union.
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Vladimir Sukhomlinov lived the remainder of his life in extreme poverty in Berlin, where he was found dead from exposure to cold on a park bench one morning on 2 February 1926.